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Nicole Richie on Being Bi-Racial: "It's Work to Do My Hair"

Nicole Richie is one of those lucky stars whose style comes off as completely effortless. But in her new interview with Glamour, the Fashion Star mentor admits that one part of her look doesn't come so easily.

"I'm mixed, and it's work to do my hair, so I learned how to do it well myself," the 30-year-old star, who sports a yellow Martin Grant top, Agnes B bikini and Mosley Tribes sunglasses in the pic above, tells the mag's June issue. "I have naturally curly hair, so 'natural' beach waves are not so natural for me. I like to braid my hair at night and then let it out the next day. And I also curl my hair with a flatiron."

"I actually think I'm the best hairstylist on the planet," she jokes. To achieve her voluminous curls in the pic above, Glamour.com says, "Richie's hairstylist, Andy Lecompte, wound her hair in figure eights around pins to get this fluff. Tease for volume, and flat-iron the ends. Prep with a soft-hold gel like Suave Professionals Captivating Curls Spray Gel ($3.50, drugstore.com)."